diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bd9318af58..cbe013b6bd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ fi
 # by default.  Only enable by default for git builds
 if test -z "$werror" ; then
     if test -d "$source_path/.git" -a \
-        "$linux" = "yes" ; then
+        \( "$linux" = "yes" -o "$mingw32" = "yes" \) ; then
         werror="yes"
     else
         werror="no"